UK Far-right Re-invades London Mosque
“Britain First, the fringe far-right, Muslim-hating group, made a second visit to the East London Mosque today (apparently an 'invasion' which involved four people),” a statement by the East London Mosque, was quoted by International Business Times.
"They left pretty quickly, after a local Community Support Officer spotted their car on zig-zag traffic lines.”
According to eyewitnesses, the raid occurred when four member of far-right Britain First party invaded the mosque to hand out Christian leaflets and bibles.
Wearing “green activist jackets” of their party, the group was seen as leaving the mosque and driving away in a car.
According to representatives of Britain First, an offshoot of the British National party which is contesting this month's local and European elections, mosque visits were part of a "Christian crusade" campaign against Islam.
The attack, the third to target mosques in London, Bradford and Glasgow, has raised Muslim concerns over their safety if those “Christian patrols” continued.
"Britain First's previous visit as part of their misnamed 'Christian Patrol', showed them bravely swigging lager and unfurling a banner on the street outside ... before again running off quickly,” the mosque statement read.
"Of course, members of the public are welcome to attend the mosque and, with a booking, take a tour of the facilities (perhaps Britain First had trouble writing down the number)."
No Arrests
Metropolitan Police said no arrests have been made in the latest incident.
"Officers on patrol in Whitechapel Road, E1 witnessed a group of three men and a woman running into the East London Mosque at 1231hrs on Monday 19 May,” a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said.
"The group dropped off some leaflets in the mosque before making off in a motor vehicle. The leaflets have since been seized by police and are published by Britain First."
The attacks are not the first to raise controversy surrounding Britain First.
Recently, the group stirred ire after using "Remember Lee Rigby" as their party slogan, an act which saw the Electoral Commission change the rules on how political parties describe themselves on ballot papers.
Lyn Rigby, the mother of Lee Rigby, said she was "heartbroken" that the group had used his name for their own political purposes.
She wrote on Facebook: "Their views are not what Lee believed in and has (sic) no support from the family."
Source: On Islam
